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Only because of the door it opens..............................



Is this watch the world's most lavish and expensive car key? Buyers of the new Aston Martin Rapide can specify the Jaeger LeCoultre Rapide Transponder as a £22,000 option.

Owners can use the amazing timepiece to lock and unlock the five-door supercar by simply touching its face.
If it seems expensive, that's because an incredible amount of work went into squeezing the 'plipper' into the watch.

Firstly, Jaeger's engineers had to reduce the size of the transponder that sends the locking signal to the car so it would fit. Then, they spent 18 months working out how to install the watch's mechanical internals while ensuring its timekeeping isn't affected by the transponder's electrical field.
As if owning a Rapide isn't impressive enough, the James Bond-like ability to lock it by pressing your watch face is quite a trick. There are two 'zones' on the sapphire crystal face, one to open the car between 8 and 9 o'clock, and the 'close' section between three and four. There are no buttons required, as the face is a touch-sensitive.



Ian

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I like the idea of this - obviously only available to owners, but it's a practical connection between cars and watches.

I think I could come up with a much longer list for World's best wristwatch though!

I totally agree, stunning cars.

Love the idea of the watch as well. Something completely different from the norm. Shouldn't be too long before such a feature becomes standard on all car models I'm sure

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"Shouldn't be too long before such a feature becomes standard on all car models I'm sure "
Tim that's a comment which is a desirable wish for a lot of watch / car enthusiasts.......
I have waited almost 50 years for my Ling SA but had my Jags and Daimlers much earlier, in fact if they did a watch to suit my current Daimler i would die a happy man.....i do hope its Breitling that makes it.............however the watch on its own is still a wish for many, my SA is all things to me .........being a watch lover i did have a browse over other makes and models suggested within this forum and in my own mind
couldnt see any other brand that took my eye. However the models suggested probably are much better technically in a lot of ways than my SA but the Ling is what i finally decided upon forty odd years earlier.
The technical side of things didn't come into it, just the look and feel of the watch did it for me........i do respect other peoples choices as there are a lot to choose from i only hope if a watch for Daimler is produced i hope its a Breitling

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I can open my car doors with my phone so ah!

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doubt it has much widespread application, in fact id hazard a guess it would really annoy 90% of the people on this board, so u can only drive your aston if u have that watch on.....how many of us have 1 watch exactly???

also if u then use a keyt the rest of the time what the hell is the point!!

sorry i love astons but thats just stupid